HHMI and GBMF Name 15 ASPB Members as Investigators

Recipients will share $75 million in flexible support for plant science research

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Two of the nation's largest private sponsors of research have taken a giant leap into plant science. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) have named 15 of the country's most innovative plant scientists as HHMI-GBMF Investigators. These 15 plant scientists—all of whom are members of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)—will share $75 million in flexible support from HHMI and GBMF over the next five years.